Some Assembly Required: Re-thinking Marriage

THE RECTOR
Sometimes people ask me, “Why on occasion do we do preaching series on
Sundays instead of exclusively following the lectionary (a list of portions of
the Bible assigned to be read at church services) ? The answer is, yes, there are
times when we devote an entire season to one book of the Bible like this fall and
our preaching series on Ephesians. We will then switch to the lectionary for the
Advent reading. This flexibility is important because if we only did the lectionary
we would never read Ephesians 5:21-6:4. Why is our passage not included in the
lectionary? Because it is deemed too controversial! Today, we will unpack the
word submit and reassemble it in a way that will transform your marriage and
even other relationships in your life!